Free Order - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT “ am
VALENTINE BUCKNOR, : mm! JUL 12 P 3= 20 i
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C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC., ;
Defendant. ; I
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CALENDAR AND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER E
This case is scheduled for a settlement conference with the
undersigned on July 23, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. at her chambers at 450 5
Main Street, Room 262, Hartford, Connecticut. Those in
attendance at the conference should be prepared to spend the
remainder of the day at the settlement conference.
I. PARTIES WITH FULL AUTHORITY MUST ATTEND. The parties are
hereby ORDERED to be present at the conference. If a party is a
legal entity, not an individual, a representative of the party
who is fully authorized to decide all matters pertaining to the
case shall be present at the conference. The court will not hold
a settlement conference without all parties present. A party may
not participate by phone without express, advance approval by the
court. In cases where a party requires authority from an insurer
to settle the case, the party shall ensure that an insurance
company representative with full authority to settle the case is y
present at the conference. For a plaintiff, "full authority" ’
means final authority to dismiss the case with prejudice, and to E
accept in settlement an amount or terms down to the defendant's
last offer. For a defendant, "full authority" means final
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authority to commit a defendant to pay, in the representative's
own discretion, a settlement amount up to the plaintiff's prayer
or the plaintiff's last demand, whichever is lower. The purpose n
of this requirement is to have in attendance a person with both
the authority and independence to settle the case during the
settlement conference without consulting anyone not present. The
requirement that parties personally appear is intended to
increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the settlement
conference. Failure of a party with full authority to settle the
gage to attend the ccnference may result in the imposition of
sanctions.
II. EXCHANGE OF OFFERS AND DEMANDS. Settlement conferences
are often unproductive unless the parties have exchanged offers
and demands before the conference and made a serious effort to
settle the case on their cwn. Therefore, not less than 7 days
before the conference, the plaintiff‘s counsel shall serve a
settlement demand upon counsel for the defendant. The demand
shall be accompanied by the plaintiff's analysis of damages. If
the defendant disagrees with the plaintiff's calculation of
damages, the defendant's counsel shall respond to the plaintiff's i
analysis not later than 4 working days before the conference. [
The defendant is encouraged to make a settlement offer prior to
the settlement conference.
III. CONFERENCE MEMORANDA. Not later than two (2) working 4
days prior to the conference counsel shall submit to the chambers X

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memorandum. The memorandum shall be double spaced in no less
than 12 point font and shall not exceed 20 pages. It shall
include the following: (A) a list of the claims and defenses; (B)
the legal elements of the claims and defenses; (C) the evidence
in support of the claims and defenses; (D) a damages analysis;
(E) a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case; (F)
the status of the case, including the discovery remaining and
substantive motions filed or contemplated; and (G) settlement
negotiations to date. The plaintiff's counsel shall attach a
copy of the complaint to the plaintiff's eg parte memorandum.
IV. REQUESTS PERTAINING TO THE CONFERENCE. Any requests
pertaining to the conference shall be made to the chambers of the
undersigned in writing, or by telephone confirmed in writing, no Q
later than 5 days from the date of this order. Any counsel l
requesting continuances, which will be considered only for good
cause shown, shall consult with all opposing counsel before
making the request and, in the event of a continuance, shall
notify all parties of the new date and time.
SO ORDERED this _&i?gday of July, 2004 at Hartford,
Connecticut. ff N
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O A F. MARTINE
mmuuww UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE _